Our Christmas Pudding is one of our most popular Christmas treats.
Ingredients:
250g raisins
50g currant
50g sultanas
50g glaced cherries
20g flaked almonds
90ml brandy
The peel of 1 lemon and 1 orange
1g cinnamon, clove, nutmeg (1g each)
50g suet
50g plain flour
100g brown sugar
6g salt
2 eggs
Directions:
Over 24 hours, soak the raisins, sultanas, currants, cherries in the brandy and cover.
Mix all the ingredients together and leave another 24 hours covered.
Grease the 2lb bowl and add the pudding mixture.
Place the pudding in a bain marie (a roasting tray filled three quarters full with boiling water) and steam at 100C for 2 hours.